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Dana Elcar

Actor | * 10/10/1927 († 77, 06/06/2005) | Ferndale, Michigan United States
Ibsen Dana Elcar (October 10, 1927 – June 6, 2005) was an American television and film character actor. He appeared in about 40 films as well as in the 1960s television series Dark Shadows as Sheriff George Patterson and the 1980s and 1990s television series MacGyver as Peter Thornton, MacGyver's immediate supervisor at the Phoenix Foundation. Elcar had appeared in the pilot episode of MacGyver as Andy Colson before assuming the role of Thornton. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | TV Movies

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While planet Earth poises on the brink of nuclear self-destruction, a team of Russian and American scientists aboard the Leonov hurtles to a rendezvous with the still-orbiting Discovery spacecraft and ...

2010

PG

1984 | 3.3/5 | 1h 56min
Thriller, Science Fiction
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Just before stubborn millionaire Edwina Cutwater dies, she asks her uptight lawyer, Roger Cobb, to amend her will so that her soul will pass to the young, vibrant Terry Hoskins – but the spiritual t ...

All of Me

PG

1984 | 3.3/5 | 1h 33min
Comedy, Fantasy, Romance / Love
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A novice con man teams up with an acknowledged master to avenge the murder of a mutual friend by pulling off the ultimate big con and swindling a fortune from a big-time mobster. ...

The Sting

PG

1973 | 4.0/5 | 2h 9min
Comedy, Crime, Drama
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He's everyone's favorite action hero... but he's a hero with a difference. Angus MacGyver is a secret agent whose wits are his deadliest weapon. Armed with only a knapsack filled with everyday items h ...

MacGyver

TV-PG

1985 | 3.9/5 | 45min per episode
Action & Adventure, Drama, Kids & Family, Crime, Western
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Movies with Dana Elcar as Actor(63)

as Leo Gross1986 Inside Out
as Dr. Strange1986 Murder in Three Acts
as Don Mason1985 There Were Times, Dear
as Max Wiley1985 Toughlove
as Burton Schuyler1984 All of Me
as D'Antoni1984 Jungle Warriors
as Dimitri Moisevitch1984 2010
as Mr. Caine1983 Quarterback Princess
as Warden1983 I Want to Live
as Captain R. C. Hodges1983 Inspector Perez
as Lou1983 Blue Skies Again
as Burt Wagner1982 Forbidden Love
as Milhauser1982 Help Wanted: Male
as Mr. Block1982 The Day the Bubble Burst
as Russ Devlin1981 Condorman
as Capt. Hubris1981 Buddy Buddy
as John Mulligan1980 Death Penalty
as Benchley1980 The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
as Chief1980 The Nude Bomb
as Mr. Bassett1980 Mark, I Love You
as Havermeyer1979 Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
as Frank Boyd1979 Samurai
as Brad Mullins1979 Crisis in Mid-Air
as Hoffmaster1979 The Champ
as Dockstedter1976 W.C. Fields and Me
as Sheriff Wenzel1976 Baby Blue Marine
as Dr. Harold Schuyler1976 Gemini Man [Pilot]
as Col. Thomas A. Lard1976 The Flying Misfits
as Lt. Charles Blunt1976 St. Ives
as Rev. Mr. Endicott1976 Law of the Land
as Chief Perna1975 Report to the Commissioner
as Prescott1974 Heatwave!
as Hal Rodgers1974 Panic on the 5:22
as Paul Reed1974 Senior Year
as F.B.I. Agent Polk1973 The Sting
as Colonel Cathcart1973 Catch-22
as Sheriff1973 Dying Room Only
as Allen1972 The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
as Captain Detroville1972 The Bravos
as Col. Talbot1972 Fireball Forward
as Father Frank Dinsmore1971 Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
as Carstairs1971 Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
as Marv Green1971 A Gunfight
as Hank Keller1971 The Death of Me Yet
as Capt. Battles1970 Soldier Blue
as George Woodruff1970 San Francisco International
as Harold Tracey1970 Zig Zag
as Van Treadly1970 Adam at Six A.M.
as Dr. Carl Enright1969 The D.A.: Murder One
as Det. J.J. 'Red' Thornton1969 Pendulum
as Kirky1969 The Learning Tree
as George Stack1969 Deadlock
as Huston1969 The Whole World Is Watching
as Sgt. Kelvaney1969 The Maltese Bippy
as Luis Schubert1968 The Boston Strangler
1968 Of Mice and Men
as Andrew Pearce1968 The Sound of Anger
as Layton1968 A Lovely Way to Die
as Craigmeyer1967 The Borgia Stick
as Marshall Herrick1967 The Crucible
as Mr. Dodd1965 The Fool Killer
as Foster1964 Fail Safe
as Dennis Wilcox1962 Big Deal in Laredo

TV Shows/Series with Dana Elcar as Actor(66)

as Manny Kendovich1994 ER
1986 Matlock
1985 MacGyver
as Pete Thornton1985 MacGyver
1983 Hardcastle and McCormick
as George Olsen1983 The A-Team
as Judge Leonard Mordente1983 The A-Team
1983 Scarecrow and Mrs. King
as Strock1982 Knight Rider
1982 Newhart
1982 Matt Houston
1982 Herbie, the Love Bug
1982 Voyagers
1981 Hill Street Blues
1981 The Fall Guy
1981 Code Red
as Carl Reed1981 Falcon Crest
as John Steadman1980 Galactica 1980
1979 Trapper John, M.D.
1979 B. J. and the Bear
1979 Hart to Hart
as Sheriff Harris1977 The Incredible Hulk
1977 Eight Is Enough
1977 What Really Happened To the Class Of '65?
as Thomas A. Lard1976 Baa Baa Black Sheep
as Inspector Shiller1975 Baretta
1974 The Manhunter
as Sheriff Mitchell1974 The Rockford Files
1973 Police Story
as Dr. Aaronson1973 Hawkins
1972 Kung Fu
1972 The Sixth Sense
1972 The Waltons
as Falcon1971 Columbo
1971 Cannon
1971 Alias Smith and Jones
1969 Room 222
1969 Medical Center
as Hood1968 The Name of the Game
as Dr. Benjamin1968 Hawaii Five-O
1968 The Outsider
1967 Judd for the Defense
as Sheriff Tom Halloway1967 The Invaders
as Bill O'Brien1967 Ironside
1967 Mannix
as Lou Coolidge1966 ABC Stage 67
1966 Mission: Impossible
1965 Get Smart
as Howard Bergdahl1965 The F.B.I.
as Howard Swift1965 The F.B.I.
as Ed Garth1965 The F.B.I.
as Ewing Carter1965 The F.B.I.
as Waverly1965 The F.B.I.
as Dr. George Graham1965 Run for Your Life
1963 Espionage
1963 The Patty Duke Show
as Rankin1961 The Defenders
as Dr. Marvin Graham1961 The Defenders
as District Attorney1961 The Defenders
as Mr. Merrick1959 Bonanza
as Al Borris1958 Naked City
as Pennigrath1955 Gunsmoke
as Jacob1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
as La Hire1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Captain Marvel1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Lt. Alameda1949 The Big Story

TV Shows/Series with Dana Elcar as Crew(4)

Directing/Director1985 MacGyver
Directing/Director1979 The Duke
Directing/Director1979 Salvage 1
Directing/Director1974 The Rockford Files

Born: Monday, 10/10 1927 (October) in Ferndale, Michigan United States
Died: Monday, 06/06 2005 (June) in Ventura (aged: 77)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: University of Michigan
Dana Elcar frequently works together with these people:
William Windom (34x, Actor)
Sid Haig (32x, Actor)
Morgan Woodward (32x, Actor)
Ford Rainey (31x, Actor)
Peter Mark Richman (30x, Actor)
Frank Marth (30x, Actor)
Milton Selzer (30x, Actor)
Jason Evers (29x, Actor)
Mills Watson (28x, Actor)
Val Avery (28x, Actor)
John Anderson (28x, Actor)
Lalo Schifrin (5x, Crew)
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